SpaceX is preparing for a busy Tuesday in Florida. Not only is the company awaiting splashdown of Crew Dragon’s capsule into the Gulf near the Panhandle, it is also hoping to launch a rocket from our Space Coast.

SpaceX is plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites on Tuesday afternoon. Liftoff is targeted for 3:57 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft descended under parachute from a bright blue sky, plopping into sparkling clear water off the Gulf Coast of Florida south of Tallahassee. The nine-month journey of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams had finally come to an end.

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday with a soft splashdown off Florida's coast, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long stay on the International Space Station.

Two NASA astronauts stuck in orbit for nine months finally returned to Earth in a SpaceX craft, capping a saga that captured international attention and deepened America’s reliance on the Elon Musk-led company.